Higgs Sector of The MSSM (2012) - Herrero

The Higgs sector of the MSSM
Mara Jos
e Herrero, IFT-UAM (Madrid)
Madrid, July/2012
1. The building of the Higgs sector in the MSSM

2. The lightest MSSM Higgs boson
3. The heavy MSSM Higgs bosons
4. The Search for the MSSM Higgs bosons
Mara Jos
e Herrero TAE-UCM lectures Madrid, July 2012
IV/1
1. The building of the Higgs sector in the MSSM

Comparison with SM case:
QL =
u
d
LdR + mu Q
LcuR
Q
LSM = m
|
{z
}
| d {z
}
d-quark mass
u-quark mass
c = i2,
0
v
v
0
L not allowed
In SUSY: term Q
Superpotential is holomorphic function of chiral superfields, i.e. depends
only on i, not on i
No soft SUSY-breaking terms allowed for chiral fermions
Hd( H1) and Hu( H2) needed to give masses
to down- and up-type fermions
Furthermore: two doublets also needed for cancellation of anomalies,
quadratic divergences
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Enlarged Higgs sector: Two Higgs doublets
1
H1
=
H1 =
H12
1
H2
=
H2 =
H22
v1 + (1 + i1)/ 2
1
+
2
v2 + (2 + i2)/ 2
[C]
2
2
a b
= m2
1 H1H1 + m2 H2H2 m12 (ab H1 H2 + h.c.)
g 2 + g 2
g2
2
1 H2H
2 ) +
2 |2
(H1H
|H1H
+
8 }
2
| {z
|{z}
gauge couplings, in contrast to SM
physical states: h0, H 0, A0, H

Goldstone bosons: G0, G
Input parameters: (to be determined experimentally)
v
2
tan = 2 ,
MA
= m2
12(tan + cot )
v1
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Enlarged Higgs sector: Two Higgs doublets with CP violation

1
v1 + (1 + i1)/ 2
H1
H1 =
=
1
H12
+
1
H2
2
ei
H2 =
=
v2 + (2 + i2)/ 2
H22
2
a b
2
= m2
1 H1H1 + m2 H2H2 m12 (ab H1 H2 + h.c.)
g 2 + g 2
g2
2
1 H2H
2 ) +
2 |2
+
(H1H
|H1H
8 }
2
| {z
|{z}
gauge couplings, in contrast to SM
physical states: h0, H 0, A0, H

2 CP-violating phases: , arg(m12) can be set/rotated to zero
Input parameters: (to be determined experimentally)
v
2
tan = 2 ,
MH
v1
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H0
h0
G0
A0
cos
sin
sin
1
0
cos
2
cos
sin
sin
cos
0
1
0
2
2 + M2
MA
Z
tan(2) = tan(2) 2
MA MZ2
G
H
cos
sin
sin
1
cos
2
Three Goldstone bosons (as in SM): G0, G

longitudinal components of W , Z
Five physical states: h0, H 0, A0, H
h, H: neutral, CP-even, A0: neutral, CP-odd, H : charged
Gauge-boson masses:
2
MW
=
1 2 2
g (v1 + v22),
2
MZ2 =
1 2
(g + g 2)(v12 + v22),
2
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M = 0
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Parameters in MSSM Higgs potential V (besides g, g ):

v1, v2, m1, m2, m12
2 , M 2 1 condition
relation for MW
Z
minimization of V w.r.t. neutral Higgs fields H11, H22 2 conditions

only two free parameters remain in V , conventionally chosen as
v
2
tan = 2 ,
MA
= m2
12(tan + cot )
v1
mh, mH , mixing angle , mH : no free parameters, can be predicted
In lowest order:
2
2
+
M
=
M
m2
W
A
H
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Predictions for mh, mH from diagonalization of tree-level mass matrix:

1 2 basis:
2,tree
MHiggs =
m2
m2
1 2
m2
1 2
=
2
m
2
2 sin2 + M 2 cos2
MA
Z
2 + M 2 ) sin cos
(MA
Z
2,tree
mH
2
2
(MA + MZ ) sin cos
2 cos2 + M 2 sin2
MA
Z
w
w
w
w Diagonalization,
w

2,tree
mh
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Tree-level result for mh, mH :

m2
H,h =

q
1
2
2
2
cos2 2
+ MZ2 (MA
+ MZ2 )2 4MZ2 MA
MA
2
2 cos2 2 (the equality holds for M >> M )
m2
M
A
Z
Z
h
Light Higgs boson h required in SUSY

In contrast to SM: mHSM and self-coupling =
g 2 m2
H
SM
2
8MW
are both unknown
Measurement of mh, Higgs couplings

test of the theory (more directly than in SM)
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Higgs couplings, tree level:

ghV V
SM ,
= sin( ) gHV
V
gHV V
SM
= cos( ) gHV
V
V = W , Z
g
ghAZ = cos( )
2 cos W
ghbb, gh + =
ghtt =
sin SM
gHbb,H +
cos
cos SM
gHtt
sin
SM
gAbb, gA + = 5 tan gHb
b
SM ,
ghV V gHV
V
ghV V , gHV V , ghAZ cannot all be small
ghbb, gh + : significant suppression or enhancement w.r.t. SM coupling

g ; g
hbb h + : possible
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IV/9
The decoupling limit: MA >> MZ

mtree
MZ | cos 2|
h
The lightest MSSM Higgs is SM-like
Decoupling effective at MA >

150 GeV:
cos
sin
cos 1, sin 1, sin( ) 1
SM
SM , g
g
ghV V gHV
hf f
V
Hf f
500
400
Effectively, h HSM
h
H
A
350
approximately degenerate and heavy
MHiggs [GeV]
The heavy MSSM Higgses:

MA MH MH
max
450
mh
scen., tan = 5
+-
300
250
200
150
100
FeynHiggs2.2
A, H, H decouple from low energy

physics: MSSM SM (Higgs sector)
50
50
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100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
MA [GeV]
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2. The lightest MSSM Higgs boson
MSSM predicts upper bound on mh:

tree-level bound: mh < MZ ,
excluded by LEP Higgs searches!
Large radiative corrections:
e m2
e mt
Yukawa couplings: 2M s , M st , . . .
W W
W W
With dominant 1-loop corrections

(and MA >
150 GeV):
!
3g 2 m4
2
2
2
mh MZ cos 2 + 8 2 2t log
MW
m2
t
m2
t
Very relevant increase of mh

with S = mt and tan
Corrected mh is OK with data
The MSSM Higgs sector is connected to all other sectors via loop corrections
(especially to the scalar top sector)
Present status of Mh prediction in the MSSM:
Complete one-loop and almost complete two-loop result available
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IV/11
Excursion: Higgs mass calculations

What is a mass
Definition: The mass of a particle is the pole of the propagator
Example: scalar particle
Propagator:
q 2 : four-momentum squared
m2: constant in the Lagrangian
i
q 2 m2
If one chooses q 2 = m2 then the propagator has a pole.

This q 2 is then the mass of the particle.
Pole of the propagator corresponds to zeroth of the inverse propagator.
Inverse propagator:
i(q 2 m2)
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Problem: quantum corrections

Higgs propagator:
w
w
w
w quantum corrections
w

Inverse propagator:
2
i(q m )
h(q )
i q m +
h(q 2): renormalized Higgs self-energy
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Calculation of the blob:

2) =
(1)(q 2) +
(2) (q 2) + . . .
= (q
: all MSSM particles contribute

main contribution: t/
t sector (
t: scalar top, SUSY partner of the t)
1-Loop: Feynman diagrams:
t
h
4 log
Dominant 1-loop corrections: m2
G
m
t
h
mt mt
1
m2
t
size of the corrections: O(50 GeV)

2-Loop calculation necessary!
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(2)(0)
2-loop:
[S. H., W. Hollik, G. Weiglein 98]
qk
ql
dominant contributions of O (ts):
qi
qi
qk
h
qj
qi
qk
qj
ql
qj
(a) pure scalar diagrams

(b) diagrams with gluonexchange
(c) diagrams with gluinoexchange
(a)
qi
qi
qj
Quite complicated calculation . . .

Need for computer algebra
programms
qj
(b)
qi
qi
qk
qi
g
qj
[98 - 11:] many more corrections
h
g
qj
(c)
calculated!
End of excursion: Higgs mass calculations

Mara Jos
IV/15
Mixing of the CP-even Higgs bosons:

Propagator/Mass matrix at tree-level:
q 2 m2
H
0
0
q 2 m2
h
Propagator / mass matrix with higher-order corrections

( Feynman-diagrammatic approach):
2
(q 2 ) =
MhH
HH (q 2 )
q 2 m2H +
Hh(q 2 )
hH (q 2 )
hh(q 2 )
q 2 m2h +
ij (q 2) (i, j = h, H) : renormalized Higgs self-energies
CP-even fields can mix

2 (q 2 )): M2 (i = 1, 2): M2 = M 2 iM
complex roots of det(MhH
hi
Mara Jos
IV/16
Upper bound on Mh in the MSSM:

Unconstrained MSSM:
MA, tan , 5 parameters in
t
b sector, , m
g , M2
Mh <
135 GeV
for mt = 173.2 0.9 GeV
(including theoretical uncertainties from unknown higher orders)
observable at the LHC
Obtained with:
FeynHiggs
www.feynhiggs.de
[T. Hahn, S.Heinemeyer., W. Hollik, H. Rzehak, G. Weiglein, K. Williams 98 11]
Mara Jos
IV/17
Effects of the two-loop corrections to the lightest Higgs mass:

Example for one set of MSSM parameters
150
140
130
120
Xt = At cot
110
Typically,
mh [GeV]
100
1-loop corrections increase mh

by O(30 50) GeV
90
80
70
2-loop corrections decrease mh

by O(5 10) GeV
60
50
tree-level
full 1L
best 2L (FeynHiggs2.1)
40
30
[S.Heinemeyer,W.Hollik,G.Weiglein03]
20
10
0
-2000
-1000
1000
2000
X t [GeV]
Mara Jos
IV/18
Remaining theoretical uncertainties in prediction for Mh in the MSSM:

[G. Degrassi, S.Heinemeyer., W. Hollik, P. Slavich, G. Weiglein 02]
From unknown higher-order corrections:

Mh 3 GeV
From uncertainties in input parameters
mt, . . . , MA, tan , mt1 , mt2 , t, m
g, . . .
mt 1 GeV Mh 1 GeV
Higgs couplings, production cross sections

also affected by large SUSY loop corrections
Extreme example: (h b
b) 0 via loop corrections possible
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IV/19
hf f coupling:
f
h
h, H
f
A(h f f) =
hH (M 2)
h
Zh h 2
H
2
2
M m + HH(M )
h
hH
Effective hf f coupling can vanish for large
Gluino vertex corrections to h q
q:
ratio (h + )/(h b
b) can significantly
differ from SM value for large tan
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hH
Effective hf f coupling can go to zero for large
Pathological regions
[W. Loinaz, J. Wells 98] [M. Carena, S. Mrenna, C. Wagner 99]
Suppression of BR(h b
b),
BR(h ), . . .
10
BR( h > b b )
[S.H., W. Hollik, G. Weiglein 00]
10
one loop, q =
/0
2
one loop, q = 0
2
10
two loop, q =
/0
two loop, q = 0
100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220
MA [GeV]
Mara Jos
IV/21
Possible problem in SUSY:
h b
b
can be strongly suppressed
Small eff scenario
[M. Carena, S.H., C. Wagner,
G. Weiglein 02]
Strong suppression of
h b
b possible,
up to MA <
350 GeV
(not realized in
mSUGRA/CMSSM, GMSB,
AMSB, . . . )
Mara Jos
IV/22
3. The heavy MSSM Higgs bosons

Differences compared to the SM Higgs:
Additional enhancement factors compared to the SM case:
b
tan
yb
yb
1 + b
A
b
At large tan : either H A or h A
t
yb
H+
tan
1 + b
b
2s
b =
m
g tan I(m
g)
b1 , m
b2 , m
3
t
At tan I(mt1 , mt2 , )
+
4
other parameters enter strong dependence
Mara Jos
IV/23
Search for the MSSM Higgs bosons:

Situation is more involved due to many SUSY parameters
investigate benchmark scenarios:
Vary only MA and tan
Keep all other SUSY parameters fixed
1. mmax
scenario:
h
obtain conservative tan exclusion bounds (Xt = 2 MSUSY )
2. no-mixing scenario
no mixing in the scalar top sector (Xt = 0)
3. small eff scenario
hb
b coupling sin eff / cos can be zero: eff 0:
main decay mode vanishes, important search channel vanishes
4. gluophobic Higgs scenario
hgg coupling is small: main LHC production mode vanishes
[M. Carena, S.H., C. Wagner, G. Weiglein 02]
Mara Jos
IV/24
Search for neutral SUSY Higgs bosons at LEP:

e+ e Zh, ZH
e
e+
Z
Z
h, H
SM
hZ sin2( eff )hZ
SM
HZ cos2( eff )hZ
e+ e Ah, AH
e
e+
A
Z
h, H
SM
hA cos2( eff )hZ
SM
HA sin2( eff )hZ
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IV/25
Constraints from the Higgs search at LEP [LEP Higgs Working Group 06]
Experimental search vs. upper mh-bound (FeynHiggs 2.0)
tan
mmax
-scenario (mt = 174.3 GeV, MSUSY = 1 TeV):
h
(b)
mh-max
mh > 92.8 GeV

(expected: 94.9 GeV), 95% C.L.
10
Excluded
by LEP
MA > 93.4 GeV

(expected: 95.2 GeV)
1
Theoretically
Inaccessible
20
40
60
80
100 120 140
mh (GeV/c2)
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Parameter region where experimental lower bound on Mh is significantly

lower than SM bound, MH > 114.4 GeV, corresponds to sin2( eff ) 1
tan
Excluded tan region:
10
mh-max
Excluded
by LEP
165
170
175
180
185
mtop
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IV/27
Constraints from the Higgs search at LEP [LEP Higgs Working Group 06]
Experimental search vs. upper mh-bound (FeynHiggs 2.0)
tan
no-mixing scenario (mt = 174.3 GeV, MSUSY = 1 TeV):
(b)
No Mixing
mh > 93.6 GeV

(expected: 96.0 GeV), 95% C.L.
10
Excluded
by LEP
MA > 93.6 GeV

(expected: 96.4 GeV)
1
Theoretically
Inaccessible
20
40
60
80
100 120 140
mh (GeV/c2)
Mara Jos
IV/28
MSSM Higgs searches at the Tevatron: The light h
applies also to a SM-like light h MSSM Higgs boson

Mara Jos
IV/29
MSSM Higgs searches at the Tevatron: The heavy H, A

Search modes:
b
b b
b , = H, A
p p + , = H, A
Strong enhancement compared to the SM:

(b
bA) BR(A b
b) (b
bA)SM
tan2
2
(1 + b)
(gg, b
b A) BR(A + ) (gg, b
b A)SM
9
(1 + b)2 + 9
tan2
(1 + b)2 + 9
2s
m
, mb , m
g tan I(m
g)
b
1
2
3
t
At tan I(mt1 , mt2 , )
+
4
b =
Typically, larger rates than in SM at large tan

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Example: p
p h/H/A + at Dwith 7 fb1
Cross section (gb hb) 95% CL [pb]
102
[D11]
D Preliminary, 5.2-7.3fb-1
Expected 1
Expected 2
Observed BR(h) = 10%
10
Expected BR(h) = 10%
100
150
200
250
300
MA [GeV]
model independent limit on BR

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D Preliminary , 5.2-7.3 fb-1

90 mmax, = -200 GeV
h
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
tan
tan
Example: p
p h/H/A + at Dwith 7 fb1
D exclusion
LEP exclusion
D Observed
D Expected
100
150
200
250
300
MA [GeV]
[D11]
D Preliminary, 5.2-7.3 fb-1

90 mmax, = +200 GeV
h
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
D exclusion
LEP exclusion
D Observed
D Expected
CMS Obs. 36 pb-1
CMS Exp. 36 pb-1
100
150
200
250
300
MA [GeV]
exclusion for light MA and large tan

Mara Jos
IV/32
MSSM Higgs boson searches at the LHC

Searches are more involved than in SM due to many SUSY parameters
1. Light MSSM Higgs boson in the decoupling limit:
SM Higgs searches apply
keep in mind the upper limit of 135 GeV
no limits beyond LEP so far!
2. Light MSSM Higgs boson before the decoupling limit:
dedicated search necessary
SM-like search with reduced couplings
therefore reduced BR
3. Heavy MSSM Higgs boson:
dedicated search
model independent results on BR
specific MSSM results for H/A
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Cross sections at LHC for neutral MSSM Higgses ( = h, H, A)

[Tev4LHC Higgs working group report 06]
6
10
LHC, s = 14 TeV
max
mh , tan = 5
production cross section [fb]
10
h
H
gluon fusion: gg
gg
weak boson fusion (WBF):

q
q q q
10
10
tt
top quark associated

production: gg, q
q t
t
qq
10
(bb)
weak boson associated

production: q
q W , Z
10
10
W/Z
NEW: b
b
-1
10
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
M [GeV]
Search for the lightest h at the LHC: full parameter accessible

But there might be problems if strong suppression in effective b
bh coupling
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MSSM light Higgs couplings at the LHC:
g2(H,X)
g2(H,X)
One BSM example: one light MSSM Higgs

1
0.9
g2(H,Z)
g2(H,W)
MSSM points
g2(H,)
mh=119.95 GeV
g (H,b)
0.7
g2(H,t)
H
0.5
scenario with low MA, large tan :
0.8
0.6
[M. D
uhrssen et al. 04]
2 Experiments
L dt=2*300 fb
WBF: 2*100 fb
-1
-1
0.4
h b
b enhanced (but old analyses)
h + enhanced
BR(h V V ) 1/2 SM
BR(h ) 1/2 SM
BR(h gg) 1/5 SM
0.3
not too bad . . .
0.2
more analyses needed!
0.1
0
110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190
mH [GeV]
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LHC Higgs boson searches: the heavy H, A, H

b
b H/A + + X
gb tH + X, H
pp t
t H + X, H
Most powerful modes due to enhancement factors compared to SM:
tan2
BR(H + ) + BR(A + )
H/A :
2
(1 + b)
BR(H + )SM
H
tan2
BR(H
)
2
(1 + b)
b effects (often neglected by ATLAS/CMS analyses)

also relevant for BR(H/A + ), BR(H )
also relevant: correct evaluation of (H/A/H SUSY)

additional effects on BR(H/A + ), BR(H )
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Dedicated search for the heavy MSSM Higgs bosons
tan
MSSM Higgs discovery contours in MAtan plane

(mmax
benchmark scenario): [ATLAS 99] [CMS 03]
h
50
ATLAS -ATLAS
300 fb
40
-1
maximal mixing
30
0
+
-
h H AH
20
h H A
10
9
8
7
6
5
+
-
h H
h only
4
0
LEP 2000
h H
LEP excluded
2
0
+
-
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
+
-
h H
h H AH
400
450
500
m A (GeV)
areas where only h is observable LHC wedge

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Latest results for neutral heavy Higgs bosons:
je
+
-1
30
40
50
tan
MSSM Higgs discovery contours in MAtan plane ( = H, A)

(mmax
benchmark scenario): [CMS PTDR 06]
h
6
,
t
je
fb
jet
CMS, 30 fb-1
pp bb, = h,H,A
20
scenario
mmax
h
MSUSY = 1 TeV/c2
2
M2 = 200 GeV/c
10
= 200 GeV/c
e+jet
100
200
300
mgluino = 800 GeV/c2

Stop mix: X = 2 MSUSY
t
400 500
600
700
800
MA ,GeV/c2
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Charged Higgs boson searches:
tan
MSSM Higgs discovery contours in MAtan plane

(mmax
benchmark scenario): [CMS PTDR 06]
h
80
CMS, 30 fb-1
70
pp tbH , H
mt = 175 GeV/c2
60
light charged Higgs:

MH < mt
50
mmax
scenario
h
40
heavy charged Higgs:

MH > mt
MSUSY = 1 TeV/c2
2
M2 = 200 GeV/c
30
= 200 GeV/c
mgluino = 800 GeV/c2

Stop mix: X = 2 MSUSY
20
t Wb jjb
10
t Wb l lb
100
200
300
400
500
600
MA ,GeV/c2
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Charged Higgs: comparison with CMS PTDR (mmax

scenario):
h
tan
[M. Hashemi, S.H., R. Kinnunen, A. Nikitenko, G. Weiglein 07]
80
light charged Higgs:

always worse than PTDR
better MH calculation!
inclusion of b effects
70
60
50
= -1000 GeV/c2
= -200 GeV/c2
= 200 GeV/c2
= 1000 GeV/c2
40
30
heavy charged Higgs:

PTDR in the middle
new results partially
substantially worse
mmax
scenario
h
MSUSY = 1 TeV/c2
M2 = 200 GeV/c2
mgluino = 0.8 MSUSY
Xt = 2 MSUSY
20
10
100
200
300
400
500
600
MA ,GeV/c2
Mara Jos
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Latest CMS resuls for model independent limits:
[CMS 11]
small excess around MA >

300 GeV
Mara Jos
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Latest CMS results in search for the heavy MSSM Higgses:
[CMS 11]
LHC LEP start to exclude low MA values!

small excess around MA 300 GeV
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Implications of Higgs searches for SUSY

The latest results on ATLAS/CMS Higgs searches were
presented on 13.12.2011 before 4pm
On 14.12.2011 about 6 articles appeared on the arXiv,

analyzing the implications
Most of them analyzed them in the framework of SUSY
Here a few results from one randomly picked article:

[arXiv:1112.3026 [hep-ph] (S.H., O. Stal, G. Weiglein)]
Mh = 125 1(exp.) 2(theo.) GeV
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First idea: new lower bounds on MA and tan [S.H., O. Stal, G. Weiglein 11]
maximize all contributions: mmax
scenario
h
green are allowed by Higgs excess
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First idea: new lower bounds on MA and tan [S.H., O. Stal, G. Weiglein 11]
MSUSY
Limits without Mh = 125

tan MA
MH
Limits with Mh = 125

tan MA
MH
500
2.7
94.5
123
4.5
139
159
1000
2.2
94.5
123
3.2
133
155
2000
2.0
94.5
123
2.9
130
152
new conservative limits obtained!

only small margin left for t H +b
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Limits on stop masses:
[S.H., O. Stal, G. Weiglein 11]
mmax
scenario:
h
green are allowed by Higgs excess

mt1 >
150 GeV (Xt > 0)
mt1 >
300 GeV (Xt < 0) (preferred by BR(b s))
Mara Jos
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A heavy SUSY Higgs at 125 GeV?
[S.H., O. Stal, G. Weiglein 11]
MSUSY = = 1 TeV, Xt = 2.3 TeV, all Higgs limits taken into account:
Possible: Mh = 98 GeV, MH = 125 GeV, . . .

Mara Jos
IV/47
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The Higgs sector of the MSSM

1. The building of the Higgs sector in the MSSM

1. The building of the Higgs sector in the MSSM

Enlarged Higgs sector: Two Higgs doublets

physical states: h0, H 0, A0, H

Enlarged Higgs sector: Two Higgs doublets with CP violation

physical states: h0, H 0, A0, H

Three Goldstone bosons (as in SM): G0, G

h, H: neutral, CP-even, A0: neutral, CP-odd, H : charged

Parameters in MSSM Higgs potential V (besides g, g ):

minimization of V w.r.t. neutral Higgs fields H11, H22 2 conditions

Predictions for mh, mH from diagonalization of tree-level mass matrix:

Tree-level result for mh, mH :

Light Higgs boson h required in SUSY

are both unknown

Measurement of mh, Higgs couplings

Higgs couplings, tree level:

ghV V , gHV V , ghAZ cannot all be small

ghbb, gh + : significant suppression or enhancement w.r.t. SM coupling

The decoupling limit: MA >> MZ

Decoupling effective at MA >

approximately degenerate and heavy

The heavy MSSM Higgses:

A, H, H decouple from low energy

2. The lightest MSSM Higgs boson

MSSM predicts upper bound on mh:

With dominant 1-loop corrections

Very relevant increase of mh

Excursion: Higgs mass calculations

If one chooses q 2 = m2 then the propagator has a pole.

Problem: quantum corrections

h(q 2): renormalized Higgs self-energy

Calculation of the blob:

: all MSSM particles contribute

1-Loop: Feynman diagrams:

size of the corrections: O(50 GeV)

dominant contributions of O (ts):

(a) pure scalar diagrams

Quite complicated calculation . . .

[98 - 11:] many more corrections

End of excursion: Higgs mass calculations

Mixing of the CP-even Higgs bosons:

Propagator / mass matrix with higher-order corrections

ij (q 2) (i, j = h, H) : renormalized Higgs self-energies

CP-even fields can mix

Upper bound on Mh in the MSSM:

Effects of the two-loop corrections to the lightest Higgs mass:

1-loop corrections increase mh

2-loop corrections decrease mh

Remaining theoretical uncertainties in prediction for Mh in the MSSM:

From unknown higher-order corrections:

Higgs couplings, production cross sections

[W. Loinaz, J. Wells 98] [M. Carena, S. Mrenna, C. Wagner 99]

[S.H., W. Hollik, G. Weiglein 00]

Possible problem in SUSY:

3. The heavy MSSM Higgs bosons

Search for the MSSM Higgs bosons:

[M. Carena, S.H., C. Wagner, G. Weiglein 02]

Search for neutral SUSY Higgs bosons at LEP:

mh > 92.8 GeV

MA > 93.4 GeV

100 120 140

Parameter region where experimental lower bound on Mh is significantly